First of new Navy ship type headed to Everett

July 15, 2013 |By AUBREY COHEN

Mobile landing platform to serve as 'the pier in the ocean'

General Dynamics NASSCO

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The Montford Point's 33 contract mariners are set to perform system tests during the voyage to its temporary layberth in Everett. It is scheduled to undergo final contract trials in September and be fully operational in fiscal year 2015.

General Dynamics NASSCO

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The Montford Point's 33 contract mariners are set to perform system tests during the voyage to its temporary layberth in Everett. It is scheduled to undergo final contract trials in September and be fully operational in fiscal year 2015.